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Fall of Mogadishu

Not to be confused with Battle of Mogadishu (disambiguation).
Fall of Mogadishu
Part of the War in Somalia (2006–2009)
DateDecember 28, 2006
Location
Mogadishu, Somalia
Result

Ethiopian/TFG Victory

  • Government forces take control of Mogadishu
  • Continuing Islamist insurgency
Belligerents
Islamic Courts Union Somalia Transitional Federal Government
 Ethiopia[1][2]

The fall of Mogadishu occurred on December 28, 2006, when the militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Ethiopian troops entered the Somali capital unopposed. It came after a swift string of TFG and Ethiopian military victories against the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), which had its headquarters in Mogadishu before it fled south.[3][4]

  1. ^ Ethiopia admits Somalia offensive, BBC News.
  2. ^ Ethiopian Jets Bomb Airports in Somalia Archived 2006-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, VoA News.
  3. ^ Ethiopian, Somali Troops Near Mogadishu, in The Guardian, by Associated Press.
  4. ^ "SOMALIAN TROOPS TAKE THEIR CAPITAL". Los Angeles Times. 2006-12-29.

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